Giving Tuesday is here and you can make a difference! MOonhORsE Dance Theatre shines a light on seasoned dance artists who not only inspire on stage, but give back in a big way off stage. The teaching, lecturing, mentoring and advocating they do for both professionals and amateurs make a difference to all for a healthier society. "...not only are there many more senior dancers commanding attention now more than ever before, they are pushing dance in a new age positive direction – and being enthusiastically applauded for it." - Deirdre Kelly At Older & Reckless #39 at Harbourfront Centre, you witnessed the inspired performances of some of Canada's most celebrated and hard-working dance
A dreamy Older & Reckless has come to an end. Though I'm sad it's over, my heart overflows with joy and gratitude to each and every beautiful being who took part- from the sublime artists to the terrific O&R administrative & production teams, to the courageous JOE amateurs and the JOE pros who returned to their boots once again. THANK YOU to our wonderful audience- the largest in O&R history! THANK YOU to all who made this Older & Reckless truly magical. Even the supermoon was there to shine over the proceedings! THANK YOU to Harbourfront Centre for our partnership, to our generous sponsors and volunteers, to gracious hosts Veronica Tennant, Peggy Baker and Nancy & Michael Greyeyes, to Cathe
As we count down the last few days until opening night for Older & Reckless #39, we bring you the fifth artist in our series, Robert Desrosiers. Now in his 60's, Robert remains a brilliant dancer and a choreographer of startling imagination. Here Robert speaks about his most recent choreographic work I was commissioned to create a new, full-length work to be performed at the National Arts Centre as part of the 2016 Canada Dance Festival. I worked with graduating dancers from four nationally recognized contemporary dance training programs- L’École de danse de Québec (Québec), The School of Contemporary Dancers (Winnipeg), The School of Dance (Ottawa), and The School of Toronto Dance Theatre.
I'm thrilled to share news about our Older & Reckless community event, the JOE Project, a co-production with Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault, presented in association with Harbourfront Centre, November 11 & 12 25 courageous amateurs will step onto the Harbourfront Centre Theatre stage, some for the first time, at Older & Reckless, to perform an excerpt of JOE, a contemporary classic, choreographed by GG winner Jean-Pierre Perreault (1947- 2002). The novice performers will be joined by 6 ex-JOE professionals- Julia Aplin, Marie-Josée Chartier, Bonnie Kim, Julia Sasso and Gerry Trentham, plus former Dancemaker Gary Tai- to recreate an exciting chapter in Canadian dance history! JOE toured the
